[mod.computers.vax] Explanation of CHECKSUM utility

GWD21T@DGOGWD01.BITNET.UUCP (02/27/87)

The undocumented VMS program is a very simple utility which computes a
checksum from the contents of a file and puts that into a DCL symbol
CHECKSUM$CHECKSUM. VMSINSTAL uses it to "verify" that some file that is
going to be patched is indeed the proper version - you may look at this
command procedure yourself.
 
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